Medicare Scams On The Rise During Open Enrollment Cody Drabble Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. FILE / Capitol Public Radio Medicare open enrollment starts this month, which means scams targeting the elderly are on the rise. McGeorge Elder and Health Law Clinic is partnering with Capitol Stage to present "'No' Is A Complete Sentence," a theatrical event to teach the community about financial elder abuse. Melissa Brown is the director of legal clinics at McGeorge School of Law and a practitioner of elder law. She joins to talk about common risks confronting elderly members of the community. EVENTS Wednesday, October 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the ACC Senior Services (Community Room), 7334 Park City Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831 | Contact (916) 393-9026 or [email protected] Friday, October 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Hart Senior Center (Redwood Room), 915 27th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 | RSVP at Hart Senior Center or by telephoning (916) 808-5462 RESOURCES National Center on Elder Abuse Red Flags of Elder Abuse Elder & Health Law Clinic at McGeorge School of Law | (916) 340-6080 or [email protected] Adult Protective Services of Sacramento County | (916) 874-9377 Sacramento County District Attorney | (916) 874-6218 Area 4 Agency on Aging | 2260 Park Towne Circle #100, Sacramento, CA 95825; (916) 486-1876 California Attorney General Elder Abuse Reporting Hotline | (888) 436-3600 California Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse | (800) 722-0432 California Department of Consumer Affairs | (800) 952-5210 California Department of Business Oversight | 1-866-ASK-CORP (275-2677) California Contractors State License Board | (800) 321-2752 FBI Common Fraud Schemes Senior Medicare Patrol | (855) 613-7080
